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Louis  Dohme,  of  Maryland,  Thesis,        Valerianic  Acid. 
E.  Walton  Russell,  N.  Hampshire,       "  Displacement. 
Joseph  C.  O'Brien,  Maryland,  "  Sanguinaria  Canadense. 
J.  Emory  Weatherby,  New  Jersey,     "  Pharmacy. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Moore,  the  Chairman  appointed  the  following  gentle- 
men to  act  as  a  committee  of  reception  in  conjunction  with  the  students, 
at  the  Commencement  on  Friday  evening  next,  6th  inst.  viz.  Messrs.  Dorsay, 
Woods,  Jennings,  Willis  and  Jung. 
No  other  business  having  been  brought  forward,  the  College  adjourned. 
W.  S.  Thompson,  Secretary. 
€Mtorial  ^Department. 
Next  Meeting  or  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. — The 
next  meeting  of  the  Association  convenes  in  this  city  on  the  8th  of  Sep- 
'  tember  of  the  current  year.  As  yet  we  have  received  no  official  notice  from 
the  President  for  publication,  but  in  order  to  remind  the  members  and 
others  of  the  rapid  approach  of  the  time  of  meeting  this  notice  has  been 
introduced. 
As  there  are  a  number  of  committees  on  important  subjects  to  report, 
it  is  hoped  that  many  pharmaceutists  and  druggists  having  business  in 
Philadelphia  or  New  York  will  find  it  convenient  to  attend  the  meeting 
and  participate  in  its  proceedings.  All  who  have  objects  of  interest  in 
chemistry,  materia  medica  or  pharmacy,  or  may  have  made  new  observa- 
tion pertaining  to  pharmacy,  are  encouraged  to  bring  them  to  the  meeting. 
The  prospect  is  fair  for  having  a  numerous  and  interesting  gathering. 
Rare  Specimens  of  the  Materia  Medica. — Since  our  last  issue  we  have 
been  gratified  by  the  reception  of  a  box  of  interesting  and  rare  specimens 
of  the  materia  medica,  mostly  of  East  Indian  origin,  from  Mr.  Daniel  Han- 
bury  of  London,  who  has  also  contributed  a  paper  to  this  number  on 
Malambo  Bark.  The  following  is  a  list  of  the  contents  of  the  box,  viz : 
Cortex  Malambo. 
"       Copalchi,  quilled,  Pereira,  Mem.  of  Mat.  Med.  Ed.  3,  vol.  ii.  p.  1284. 
"       Copalchi,  corky,  from  San  Bias,  described  in  Pharm.  Journ.  and  Tram. 
vol.  ix.  p.  463. 
"       Winteranus,  of  the  English  shops.    Origin  unknown. 
"       Winteranus  Mexicanus  (fDrimys  Mexicance,  De  C.  ;  D   Winteri  Forst.) 
"       Alyxiae  (Alyxia  Stellatae,  Roxb.) 
"       Thymiamatis,  or  Storax  bark.   Pereira,  Mem.  of  Mat.  Med.  Ed.  3,  vol.  ii. 
p.  1518. 
Brazilian  Cinnamon. 
